Sunset arrived early in the morning at school, she frowned as several students were glaring at her. She rolled her eyes as she approached the marks board, she looked at only to see that her name was first with 100% in every class. Twilight was second with an almost perfect score except for a barely passing in the Physical Education department.

A light turquoise girl approached her with a smile “You aced the top score on your first day. I’m mighty impressed.”

Sunset raised an eyebrow “Who are you?”

The girl smiled “I’m Sunny Flare, what’s your name?”

Sunset frowned “I’m Sunset Shimmer, now what’s your angle? You want something from me, I assume.”

Sunny Flare gasped “I have no angle, I just want to be your friend.”

Sunset sighed “Look, I’m not willing to make friends just yet, being too trusting is dangerous but I’m willing to be your acquaintance.”

Sunny Flare’s smile returned “That is more than enough, I’ll see you around Sunset.”

Twilight then ran over to the board, she then turned to Sunset with a pout “You beat me.”

Sunset giggled at the nerdy girl’s complaints “You don‘t care for physical education so we are technically even in the academic subjects.”

Before Twilight could reply, Cadence smiled as she approached Sunset “I’m glad you’re spending time with Twilight, she struggles to socialise with others.”

Twilight pouted “It’s not my fault that I prefer science to interacting with others, there is so much that I can learn.”

Cadence sighed“Principal Cinch wishes to speak with you, Sunset.”

Sunset smiled at Twilight “I’ll see you after I meet with the Principal.” Cadence and Sunset headed off towards the office. She noticed that Cadence walking was stiff, very stiff Sunset frowned “Dean Cadence, why are you so stiff.”

Cadence sighed “I’m not sure abut what Cinch is planning but it’s usually something bad. She has something on all of us that stop us from openly speaking out, I’m worried she will target you.”

Sunset laughed “Don’t worry about me, the thing is if she really wants to mess with me all she’ll get is a gravestone.”

Cadence paled “You don’t mean that, do you?”

Sunset frowned “I’m sure you heard about the officers sent to bring a teenage girl away from ponies correct.”

Cadence nodded “I heard about that from my husband, the Police Captain Shining Armour. He hand to call in the military after he had lost five thousand men and even they failed to capture her. The kid was super powerful and impossible to stop.”

Sunset grinned “Well that kid is me.”

Cadence’s eyes widened in fear, Sunset frowned “You have nothing to fear from me, you’re a good person as is your husband. I won’t hurt Twilight either, as for Cinch she’ll have to tread carefully.”

Cadence nodded with a smile, Cadence was slightly more relaxed after that. Soon they arrived at the office, Sunset walked in while Cadence waited outside. Sunset frowned as she saw the room was really dark and at the desk a chair was facing the other way. Sunset rolled her eyes as walks towards the desk “This is like some stupid cliche villain’s room I swear.”

Sunset approached only to see the chair to turn around her a woman narrowing slightly “Take a seat.”

Sunset frowned as a seat shot out of the floor, she took a seat with a shrug. Sunset frowned “Principal Cinch, you wanted something from me?”

Cinch nodded “You see we have a competition with Canterlot High know as the Friendship Games every four years and this year is we are having the Friendship Games on their turf. Rumours have informed me that their grades in every area are going up, Crystal Prep’s reputation is depends on these games and I want to you to lead us to victory for the sake of all of…”

Sunset shrugged “Sure, I can do that” her eyes began to leak pure darkness onto the floor as her irises vanished “If you try to blackmail me or anyone I care about again” a sword materialised in Sunset’s hand, Cinch’s eyes widened in shock “I’ll kill you.”

Sunset left Cinch’s with a wicked grin on her face, several students watched in shock no-one ever left Cinch’s office with even the slightest smile yet this girl left with a wicked grin.

Sunset entered her first class for the day with a smile as everyone save Twilight and Sunny Flare watched with a mix off admiration and fear. Sunset listened intently but she didn’t care too much about what they were saying, she had read all of it so many times that she could write an essay on every topic with ease.

As soon as Sunset sat down with her lunch, Sunny Flare sat down next to her “I heard that you walked out of Cinch’s office with a wicked grin. What did you do?”

Twilight nodded as she joined them “I have an idea, you threatened to kill her didn’t you.”

Sunny Flare turned to Twilight with a scowl “Where did you come with such a ridiculous suggestion, it is completely absurd.”

Sunset giggled “Twilight you know me too well, that’s exactly what I did. Holding blackmail over someone’s head doesn’t work when you’re a corpse, there is not a single thing in this reality that could stop me from doing it either.”

Sunny Flare looked at her with horror in her eyes “You’re not going to kill me are you?”

Sunset frowned “I am not interested in causing complete human genocide anymore so no. As far as I’m concerned you want to be my ally, not enemy even before this so it doesn’t matter.” Sunny took a few minutes to resume eating as the other two slowly ate their food while chatting about their lives over the last two weeks.

Author's Note

I hope you enjoyed this chapter.